Browse Forums Bathrooms and Laundry 1 Aug 22, 2006 6:44 pm ok..im soon building a brand new bathroom and had my plan all set out....
i have always thought it be ok to tile existing timber .... 2day,i was advised to concrete the new bathroom floor area as the old timber wont support all the weight of the new bathroom... im assuming a layer of concrete replacing the old floor board is this neccesary? .. where do i start? how costly is this execise? Re: concrete slab /tile over timber ? 2Aug 24, 2006 10:12 pm I'm assuming the timber floor is over joists and bearers. The timber floor has little bearing on load capacity providing it is in sound condition- this is the job of the joists and bearers.
You can cover the timber in Ceramic Tile Underlay (6mm) sheeting or better, remove the timber floor and install Compressed Fibre Cement sheeting ( 15mm or 18mm depending on joist spacing) You can lay a screed over either surface before tiling to achieve your correct fall-to-waste. Much a do about nothing. You can see the fall heading to the actual drains. Stormwater ingress will be minimal and it's far better to have the top sitting flush rather… 12 5208 As most others have posted above the install isn't compliant. The pipe is meant to be covered in loose soil or sand, the pipe has holes in it that leaks out a termicide… 10 4661 Just get as close as you can without hitting the posts. Once you are close to the edge of the path the chance of cracking is minimised. 7 7363 |